Hey Guys, its Dan White and I am writing to you all from the great city of Hong Kong.
This month's Cerca Trova topic is something I am continuously fascinated by - real magic. But I'm not talking about tricks. I'm talking about that feeling of wonder. so here's what I'm asking: aside from any magic trick, what is the most awe-inspiring thing you have ever witnessed? Basically, what has made your jaw drop more than anything else in recent memory? this could have been a youtube video, a life experience, a performance, a movie, a feeling, a song. what was the last thing you saw that made you feel like you were experiencing REAL magic? and how did it feel?
this second part is optional - but how can we as magicians utilize that same energy and awe to create new effects and revitalize old ones? An example of this would be copperfield taking an old effect like snowstorm in china and pairing it with the real feeling as a child seeing snow for the first time. this inspiration also applies to cardistry - I know guys like Andrei get inspiration from the X-Games, seeing movement and fluidity in motion and then applying that to playing cards. inspiration and execution creates art.
what's the last thing you saw that inspired you? please, please share it with us. I feel like we are all sometimes guilty of forgetting the idea of what magic really feels like- and we have to truly try to understand that ourselves if we ever hope to communicate it to others.
Hope to hear your thoughts.
DW
This month's Cerca Trova topic is something I am continuously fascinated by - real magic. But I'm not talking about tricks. I'm talking about that feeling of wonder. so here's what I'm asking: aside from any magic trick, what is the most awe-inspiring thing you have ever witnessed? Basically, what has made your jaw drop more than anything else in recent memory? this could have been a youtube video, a life experience, a performance, a movie, a feeling, a song. what was the last thing you saw that made you feel like you were experiencing REAL magic? and how did it feel?
this second part is optional - but how can we as magicians utilize that same energy and awe to create new effects and revitalize old ones? An example of this would be copperfield taking an old effect like snowstorm in china and pairing it with the real feeling as a child seeing snow for the first time. this inspiration also applies to cardistry - I know guys like Andrei get inspiration from the X-Games, seeing movement and fluidity in motion and then applying that to playing cards. inspiration and execution creates art.
what's the last thing you saw that inspired you? please, please share it with us. I feel like we are all sometimes guilty of forgetting the idea of what magic really feels like- and we have to truly try to understand that ourselves if we ever hope to communicate it to others.
Hope to hear your thoughts.
DW